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2016, anticipation, christmas, music

[anticipation] She & Him//Christmas Party

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With exactly 100 days left until Christmas, today, She & Him are pleased to announce their latest album, Christmas Party out October 28th on Columbia Records. Christmas Party is the sixth album from the duo comprised of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, and is the follow up to their wildly popular A Very She And Him Christmas. Christmas Party features guest appearances by Jenny Lewis, The Chapin Sisters and Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley.

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Christmas Party is replete with holiday favorites – including classics like Darlene Love and Phil Spector’s “Marshmallow World,” Bing Crosby’s “Mele Kalikimaka” and Chuck Berry’s “Run Run Rudolph.” But, Ward and Deschanel also may introduce listeners to the more obscure tracks such as folk-singer Vashti Bunyon’s “Coldest Night of the Year” and the lesser know Sinatra track “Christmas Memories.” Pop favorites such as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and The Chipmunks “Christmas Don’t Be Late” round out the celebration. Throughout the album is She & Him’s signature organic stripped down take on production.

Track Listing:
1. All I Want for Christmas Is You
2. Let It Snow
3. Must Be Santa
4. Happy Holiday
5. Mele Kalikimaka
6. Christmas Memories
7. Run Run Rudolph
8. Winter Wonderland
9. The Coldest Night of the Year
10. A Marshmallow World
11. The Man with the Bag
12. Christmas Don’t Be Late

Christmas Party will be available digitally, on CD and vinyl on October 28th. Enjoy a track from A Very She & Him Christmas album while we wait.

[sheandhim.com]

2016, music, on repeat

[on repeat] Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam//When The Truth Is…

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Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen) and Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) will release their first collaborative album, I Had A Dream That You Were Mine, later this month (9/23 via Glassnote). “When The Truth Is…” is the latest single from the duo’s upcoming project. This throwback, doo-wop inspired track is super infectious. Prepare yourself for multiple listens.

[hamiltonrostam.com]

 

And if you’re reading this Rostam, how about a new Discovery album when you’ve got some time to kill?

2016, music, on repeat

[on repeat] Röyksopp//Never Ever feat. Susanne Sundfør

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“Never Ever” is the duo’s first single since they released their final album The Inevitable End back in 2014. After that release, the duo then pledged that it would be their final full-length, but promised new music in other forms when time was right. Apparently that time is now, and their timing is impeccable – 2016 marks the 15th anniversary of their classic debut ‘Melody AM’, which introduced that electronic magic that is Röyksopp.

[royksopp.com]